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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Big Lexar Memory Card Deals at B&H

« on: August 02, 2012, 04:51:01 PM »

I was going to replace all of my SanDisk Extreme Pro cards with these Pro cards from Lexar but my local camera dealer told me that because their is some behind the scenes conflict between Canon and Lexar that Canon does not support their cards and that they may not work in my cameras. Anyone have any information on this or know if there is any truth to it?

I bought two of the 400x a few days ago and I have had no issues with them in my 5d Mk III. Probably shot 300-400 pictures on them with downloads through a lexar USB 3.0 card reader.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Big Lexar Memory Card Deals at B&H

« on: August 02, 2012, 04:46:50 PM »

Same deals at Adorama(some were actually a little cheaper at Adorama). Of course I just bought 2 of them 10 days ago!  But, alas, an e-mail to Adorama and the difference was given back to me as store credit.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Lovin' my 5d Mark III

« on: July 27, 2012, 08:52:07 PM »

I sold my 7D after I had the 5D mkiii for a month, I simply stopped using it. The reason I bought the 7D was for focus and general shooting speed. I used it every time I thought the focus system of the 5D mkII wouldn't cut it. The 7D is a great camera, but doesn't match the iq of the 5D mkiii at any setting, or the focus system for that matter.

Great isn't it?  I have attached another image that I could never even have dreamed of with my 40d.  It was shot with a 100-400L, 1/400 sec @ f/7.1, with an ISO of 10,000!  And the amazing thing is that this shot is cropped down to less than 1.5 MP.  Sure there is noise but wow, no way with a 40d or a 7d.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Lovin' my 5d Mark III

« on: July 27, 2012, 04:30:24 PM »

I have had my mark III for about two weeks now and have been shooting a lot of hummingbird and macro shots.  My previous camera was a 40d which I thought took excellent pictures.... that is until now!  While I still think it takes great pictures, the 5d is just amazing.  I was really worried about losing the crop factor for some pics, especially the birds.  However, the Mark III more than makes up for this with it's low light capability and the substantial bump in resolution.  I have been amazed at how much I can crop some of my full frame pics and they remain excellent. I am getting shots now that I never dreamed of with the 40d, and the 61 point autofocus, don't even get me started on how much I already love that!  Anyone with a crop body that has concerns about upgrading and losing the crop factor, don't worry about it if you upgrade to the Mark III.  I can't pick up my 40d anymore, it just can't compare. I was going to keep it so I would have two bodies, but I'm starting to think that it may go and I may buy another full frame, possibly a Mark II. 

Yeah hah I bet you are loving the AF, soooo much better than the 40D AF! And MFA and video and so on.

And yeah you don't really lose all that much reach since the 5D3 is like 8.7MP APS-C and the 40D is 10MP APS-C so it's not a super huge difference.

You would notice the difference compared to a 7D though:
(7D top, then 5D2, then 5D3 then 7D again)
(click image to see it 100% view)

The 7D does have a real reach advantage.

I'm not shooting studio pics of bills though. I'm usually shooting outside in varying conditions of low light and will gladly give up some reach for the III's great low light capability. The 7d does not match the III in high ISO performance. Get out and shoot "real" pictures instead of studio shots trying to nit pick every little detail.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Post Your 5D Mark III Bird shots (cropped or uncropped) here

« on: July 26, 2012, 08:54:42 PM »

100-400L, ISO 640, 1/400 @f/7.1, cropped to be about 6% of the original frame.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Price Drop

« on: July 25, 2012, 08:11:43 AM »

That really doesn't make me very happy.  Bought mine 2 weeks ago and now the price starts dropping. 

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Macro Images with 5D MkIII

« on: July 22, 2012, 05:56:39 PM »

Here is one from the 5D3 that wasn't even taken with a macro lens.  Good example of the cropping ability of this camera.  This is about 1/12 of the actual frame shot.  I shot it with my 100-400L at 375mm, ISO 640, f/5.6 @ 1/500 second.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Upgrading 40d

« on: July 22, 2012, 02:27:15 PM »

It depends on how much you want to spend.  I just went from a 40d to a 5d Mark III and I am extremely happy about that move.  I thought about a 7d for a while and I'm glad I went with the Mark III.  WOW, that's all I can say.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: July 21, 2012, 07:28:54 PM »

With 100-400L.  Cropped and tweaked a little in Lightroom.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Lovin' my 5d Mark III

« on: July 21, 2012, 04:24:09 PM »

Here is a shot with my 5d III from a few minutes ago.  I would have taken 50 shots and not achieved this one with my 40d.  The autofocus system and all of those points help tremendously with something moving around as fast as these hummingbirds do.  I have way less "throw away" pictures now as compared to my 40d.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Lovin' my 5d Mark III

« on: July 20, 2012, 11:22:45 PM »

Well, i just got my 3,099$ mk3 from evil bay. Shot some High ISo B&W's to see the cameras limits and was just blown away. Usable 51,200 ISO compared to 6400 on the 7D! Just shocked. 

Good enough for a 4x6 print and thats fine for ISO 51,200!

Great camera. I was blown away as well. People need to quit talking numbers and get out and shoot some pictures!  Talking numbers will always happen. In a few years when 100mp cameras are out, people will still be analyzing numbers and complaining about one thing or another.  Chill out people, it's all about having fun and enjoying what you do, be it for fun or as a pro.  I am very happy with this camera. And to think, I was considering switching to the dark side. So glad I didn't!!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Lovin' my 5d Mark III

« on: July 19, 2012, 09:18:02 PM »

I have had my mark III for about two weeks now and have been shooting a lot of hummingbird and macro shots.  My previous camera was a 40d which I thought took excellent pictures.... that is until now!  While I still think it takes great pictures, the 5d is just amazing.  I was really worried about losing the crop factor for some pics, especially the birds.  However, the Mark III more than makes up for this with it's low light capability and the substantial bump in resolution.  I have been amazed at how much I can crop some of my full frame pics and they remain excellent. I am getting shots now that I never dreamed of with the 40d, and the 61 point autofocus, don't even get me started on how much I already love that!  Anyone with a crop body that has concerns about upgrading and losing the crop factor, don't worry about it if you upgrade to the Mark III.  I can't pick up my 40d anymore, it just can't compare. I was going to keep it so I would have two bodies, but I'm starting to think that it may go and I may buy another full frame, possibly a Mark II. 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5d Mk III focus calibration

« on: July 19, 2012, 05:32:42 PM »

Thanks for all of the discussion.  I think I may buy FoCal this weekend and start to work on my lenses.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 5d Mk III focus calibration

« on: July 17, 2012, 08:21:04 PM »

Has anyone calibrated the focus yet on their 5d MK III?  If so, did you use any software to do it, or did you set up your own test?  Finally, did your lens require much calibration (was it worth the effort)?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Buying 5D Mark III from Amazon???

« on: July 10, 2012, 11:40:12 AM »

Never bought camera gear through Amazon, but everthing else I've bought through them has been problem free.  I would suggest Crutchfield.  The cost is $3,499, but you get Crutchfield rewards which would be 5% of the toal ($174.95) to spend there later. The credit never expires and it is free to sign up for the rewards program. Additionally, if you know anything about Ebates, you can access Crutchfield through Ebates and get another 2.5% cash back ($87.48) for which they will mail you a check for that amount. I just bought a 5d Mk III kit from them and used this process with no problem. Crutchfield is also a highly reputable dealer.

I would second this.
I'm an amazon prime member too and buy about 99% of all my purchases through them....no tax to me where I live (yet)...
However, I bought my 5D3 with kit lens through crutchfield, plus the 85mm 1.8 lens...I signed up and got my sign up rewards points, plus at the time I found a code for the month of May, that crutchfield gave DOUBLE rewards points...so, in essence from that purchase, I have nearly $500 credit to spend on a new lens, which will likely be the 70-200 2.8L.

Also, I'd found that through amazon, that you might NOT get the current rebate on a lens with the special going on...amazon sold the 85mm lens I got from a 3rd party that was not honoring the double percentage off if you buy lens with camera...crutchfield did.

So by using the crutchfield rewards, plus a credit card (I paid that in full at EOM, so no financing charges)...I got $97 from credit care rewards and nearly $500 in crutchfield rewards.

I feel I got quit a bargain.

oh, and like amazon...on crutchfield, they have options for 12mo no interest financing....

Hope this helps,

cayenne

I forgot to mention that I also used my AMEX card, and like cayenne, paid it at EOM, which also gave me another 1% in rewards, plus it doubled the manufacturers waranty from 1 to 2 years.  Great deal Cayenne by finding the double Crutchfield rewards.  I wish I had found one of those!!